As an interaction designer, I’ve set up my playground so there’s a little bit of everything. It consists of a wide range of blueprints for creative concepts and digital narratives. My understanding of visual properties, web 2.0 technologies, and digestible information supports what I call our digital craft. Learn more about my design process.
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Skills and Services
Front-End Engineering (Web)
Javascript, Jquery, Flash
Drupal & WordPress Theming
PHP, MySQL, Plugin and Module Hacks
IA / UX Design
Omnigraffle, Sketchup
Visual Design
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Presentation Design
Powerpoint, Keynote, Flash
Ninja Typing Skills
82 WPM (Formerly 91...at age 14)
Professional History
GOOD
Senior UI Designer
2011 -
Present
More Than Us., Inc.
IA / UX Designer
2010 -
2011
Microsoft Pioneer Studios
Visual Designer
Jul -
Aug 2010
Parsons The New School for Design
Adjunct Faculty
2008 -
2011
Design for Social Good
Creative Director
2009 -
2011
Open Society Institute
Design Consultant
2008 -
2011
Freelance
- (S)Partners for Heart Health
- 100 Waiting Children
- Acquia
- BagNews
- CACO
- Center for Transformative Media
- City of Ann Arbor
- Clothing Traceability
- Do 1 Thing
- Focus Liberia
- Futureflair
- Global Exchange Laboratory
- HappySpot
- Heart Gallery of New Jersey, Inc.
- Institute for Executive Development
- Jefferson East Business Association
- Little Big Planet
- Magna Matic
- Mediatory Spaces
- Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
- Noise Pop Festival
- Organic by John Patrick
- Qoorate
- School of Fashion at Parsons
- Streaming Culture
- The Copyright Corner
- The Drawing Room New York
- UCLA Art and Science Center and Lab
- United Nations
- Visualizing Design Knowing
- Wherever Games
Education
Parsons The New School for Design
: 2009 : MFA in Design and Technology New York New YorkWayne State University
: 2007 : BFA in Graphic Design Detroit, MichiganHogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
: 2006 : Research Studies in Interaction Design Hilversum, NetherlandsAwards and Honors
Valedictorian (2009)
Honored by Parsons The New School for Design as highest-ranking graduate student in Design and Technology.
Featured Installation (2009)
KEIKI Micro Community Gardens exhibited at MFADT Design and Technology Symposium in New York, New York.
Fellowship Recipient (2008)
Awarded funding and research opportunity by Open Society Institute to support ICT project and developed in Johannesburg, South Africa.
FIPSE Grantee (2006)
Awarded grant in iDX + Technology with only 11 awardees from universities, including Bauhaus University and Utrecht School of the Arts
Graduate Dean’s Scholarship (2007)
Recognized for continual high academic standing by Parsons The New School for Design.
Featured Artist (2007, 2005)
Exhibited Block and Last Glance Behind at Wayne State University Community Arts Gallery in Detroit, Michigan.
Featured Photographer (2007)
Exhibited portraits in In Flux exhibition at West Hancock Gallery in Detroit, Michigan.
Presidential Scholarship (2003)
Awarded full-tuition scholarship by Wayne State University for outstanding achievements.
Valedictorian (2003)
Honored by Adlai E. Stevenson High School as highest-ranking student out of the 2003 graduating class of 650.